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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ MARCH 16, 2016 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation Discovery series to feature tidepools YACHATS — Tales, tails and tidepools are the focus of Cape Perpetua’s next Winter Discovery Series, which will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, at the Visitor Center, 2400 S. Highway 101, three miles south of Yachats. Children’s author Kizzie Jones will read from one of her latest books, and then join naturalists at the tidepools for a guided tour. Jones blends her love of dachshunds and the ocean to create whimsical tall tales. Titles to her credit include “How Dachshunds Came to Be: A Tall Tale About A Short Long Dog” and “A Tall Tale About A Dachshund And A Pelican: How A Friendship Came To Be.” Jones’s reading at Cape Perpetua is a homecoming of sorts for the author. “I am so delighted for this opportunity to share with the community,” Jones said. “I wrote these books while vacationing in Yachats.” Jones lives in the seaside town of Edmonds, Wash., and is inspired by her three dachshunds, Buster, Josie and Lacey. She has won first-place honors for nonfiction writing from Write on the Sound writers’ conference, while in 2013, “How Dachshunds Came To Be” garnered first- place awards in the Tall Tales See CAPE 3B S PORTS Calendar March 17 • SHS SOFTBALL AT W ALDPORT 4 P . M . • MHS TRACK/FIELD AT R EEDSPORT CANCELLED • SHS TRACK/FIELD S IUSLAW I CEBREAKER AT SHS 4 P . M . • SHS BASEBALL HOSTS S WEET H OME 4:30 P . M . March 19 • MHS TRACK/FIELD AT OAKRIDGE RELAYS 10 A . M . Undampened spirits On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR MID COAST LAKES Stocking of rainbow trout will begin soon in many mid coast water bod- ies. Look at the stocking report to see the full stock- ing season. Fishing for the various warm water fish species tends to be slower during the winter months. There are numerous lakes in the Florence area that can pro- vide good opportunity and have both boat and bank access. SIUSLAW RIVER: Steelhead The winter steelhead See FISHING 2B PHOTOS BY NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Mapleton throwers Erin Michael and Josi Hays wait for their turns on the runway as rain falls on Bill Bowerman Field during Monday’s Mapleton 300. Both had multiple top-5 finishes at the three-team meet. T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River S AILORS SHINE AT RAINY OPENER B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News M onday’s rainy skies didn’t dampen the spir- its of Mapleton’s track and field team, which hosted its annual Mapleton 300, a three-quarter meet designed to break the ice for track athletes heading into the first meet of the season. Most races are shortened by a quarter, including the 800 meters, which is run at 600 meters, and the 3x400-meter relay cut to 3x300 meters, etc. “It’s a great way for athletes to get a warm-up before going full speed the following week,” said long-time Sailors head coach Johnny Sundstrom, who will be assisting new head coach Will Crook this season. “I’ve just got too many things to do, and Will is the right guy to step up,” Sundstrom said of Crook, who took over the boys basketball program last year and comes to the position with experience at the col- lege track coaching level. “He’s going to be great.” During Monday’s meet, which included teams from Jewel and Mountain West League rival Triangle Lake, the girls team had multiple standout perform- ances, particularly in the throws, where Josi Hays, Erin Michael and Alyssa Richards combined for 54 points, including a win for Hays in the shot put (29- 0) and a win for Michael in the discus (85-07). Hays was second to Michael in the discus at 63- 10, and Michael was second to Hays in the shot put at 25-01.5. In the javelin, Hays was second (68-05), Richards was third (65-05) and Michael was fifth (48-06). On the track, Clarissa Triebskorn had multiple fin- ishes in the top six, including a win in the high jump (3-8), second in the 300-meter hurdles (1:03.68), fifth in the long jump (7-03), and sixth in the 100- meter dash (17.21). Richards was fourth in the long jump at 9-1. For the boys, Tanner Wilson was a force in the throws, placing third in the shot put (28-4.25), fourth in the discus (64-9.5) and fifth in the javelin (90-9). In the jumps, Hunter Simington landed sixth in the long jump (16-0), followed by Cole Spencer in eighth place (15-8). Dominic Wells had the second- place high jump at 5-0. See MHS 3B High Tide Low Tide March 16 6:41am / 7.1 8:27pm/ 5.7 12:34am / 3.0 1:50pm / 0.6 March 17 7:53am / 6.9 9:38pm/ 6.0 1:55am / 3.1 3:00pm/ 0.6 March 18 9:04am / 6.8 10:33pm/ 6.2 3:12am / 3.0 4:01pm / 0.5 March 19 10:06am / 6.9 4:15am / 2.6 11:16pm/ 6.5 4:51pm/ 0.4 March 20 10:59am / 7.0 5:07am / 2.1 11:53pm/ 6.7 5:34pm/ 0.4 March 21 11:44am / 7.0 5:50am / 1.6 6:11pm/ 0.5 March 22 12:25am / 6.9 6:29am / 1.2 12:25pm / 7.0 6:45pm / 0.6 S IUSLAW N EWS Clarissa Triebskorn (top) clears the high jump in an early heat before winning the event for Mapleton at 3-8; Dominic Wells (above right) was fourth in the 600 meters. 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 Great Deal in Shelter Cove Gorgeous 1 level home in Shelter Cove on 0.31 acre. This 2,167 sq ft home has newer wood floors, vinyl win- dows and sliders, and a great enclosed deck to enjoy your landscaped back yard. Inside, it shines with sky- lights, ceiling fans & a delightful seascape feeling. 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